PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES PUBLIC HEALTH IN INDIA There are various health problems that identified in india causing biggest trouble in way of public health

PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES PUBLIC HEALTH IN INDIA There are various health problems that identified in india causing biggest trouble in way of public health

PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES

PUBLIC HEALTH IN INDIA
There are various health
problems that identified in
india causing biggest trouble
in way of public
health.Diseases may be in
the form of
communicable ,non
communicable and
infectious.

TUBERCULOSIS
It is a biggest public health challenge in India.Most of cases
are untreated and undetected even with presence of
various health services.Drugs not only fail to fully eliminate
the TB but cause multiple drug resistant.

INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE
2.8 million cases in india in 2015.
0.13 million developed multiple drug resistant in 2015 in
india.
According to WHO in india,an estimated 27.9 lakh patients
were suffering from TB in 2016 and upto 4.23 lakh patients
were estimated have died during this year.

POLICIES TO CONTROL TUBERCULOSIS
• Tuberculosis control programme
•Set up PHC
•TB clinics established throughout the country and x-ray
facilities
•Vaccination
•Revised National Tuberculosis Control
ProgrammeRNTCP
•DOTS therapy

MEASURES TO OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES
•Awareness regarding DOTS which is free of cost,about
transmission of disease.
•Improving living conditions
•Promote healthy life style
•Spend more funds toward health facilities.
•Early detection of cases and treated as early as possible.
•Isolation of patient,well ventilated houses.